Eye set



Nov. I7, 1931. A. KOINOFFR ET 1,832,464

' EYE SET Filed May '7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 17,1931. A. KONOFF ET AL EYE SET Filed May 7. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT orr ce ALEXANDER KONOFF AND ANDREW FUERTINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR S,

BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 'lO MARGON CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, .N. 'Y., A. COR- PORATION on NEW YORK EYE sn'r Application filed May 7, 1927. Serial Ito. 189,611.

This invention relates to an improvement in eye set for doll heads and similar articles.

Among the objects sought to be attained by the present invention is to provide improved and simplified means whereby the two eye shells comprised in the set are substantially universally adjustable inorder to facilitate their proper co-operative positioning within the eye sockets or the doll head while yet insuring their simultaneous movement to open and closed positions in response to changes of position of the doll.

A further object is to provide means to insure simultaneous movement of the eye shells to open and closed positions.

A further object is to provide an improved form of support arranged to yieldingly retain the eye shells against the sockets of the head. I

A further object is to provide for automatic adjustment of the eye shells to a proper fit within the sockets of the head by engagement of the shells against the walls of the sockets.

A further object is to provide a simple and eflicient means for retaining the eye-supporting cross rod against rotation.

A further object is to provide means operable to automatically adjust the eyes With respect to the eye sockets of the head in response to a change of shape or proportions of the head due to shrinkage or other causes, reference being made in this respect to the disclosure contained in the co-pending application of Alexander Konofi', Serial No.

141,9i3, filed Oct. 16th, 1926 now Patent No. 1,726,184, Aug. 27th, 1929.

A further object is to provide simple and etiicient means to resiliently cushion opening and closing movements of the eyes at opposite extremes of such movements.

A further object is to provide an improved form of gravity control for the eye shells.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and inpart pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applicationsof principles constituting the invention; and

the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which'are to be taken as apart of this specification, and in which I have shown merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention Fig. 1 is a rear view of a portion of an eye set constructed in accordance with this invention and showing the same in positionwithin a doll head,' the head being illustrated in vertical section as upon the plane of line l-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the supporting device comprised in the eye set being here shown in position for supporting the parts illustrated in Fig. 1.

ig. 3 is "a verticalsectional view taken upon the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view-taken upon the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 1. p

Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view illustrating the spring device employed to urge the eyes against the sockets of the doll head.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the supporting carrier employed for supporting the eyes upon the doll head. I I

Fig. 7 is a transverse detail sectional view takfn uponthe plane of line 7-7 of Fig. 1, an

Fig. 8 is aview similar to a portion of Fig. 3 but illustrating a modification in which the gravity control device is connected with the eyes free of the cross rod illustrated. 1

Referring to thedrawings for describing in detail thestructure illustratedtherein, the reference character L indicates a doll head or the like, the same being hollow as usual and having the spaced eye sockets as 10 and 11 therein.

Interiorly ofthe head is arranged a horizontal' cross rod 12 and at its opposite end portions this cross rod carries the 'two eye balls or shells G and H. v

The eyes G-and H may be formed of any appropriate material, such as celluloid, sheet metal, or otherwise. They consist essentially of hollow semispherical shells open at their rear sides and having an iris as 13 pictured spherical. surface. They are fitted upon the opposite end portions of the cross rod, being formed with diametrically opposite bearing openings 1114i which loosely telescope over the cross rod so that the eyes are freely rotatable upon the cross rod and likewise freely movable longitudinally of the cross rod. The bearing openings Pit-14: are so disposed that the cross rod is held always in a position extending substantially horizontally through the spherical centres of the eye shells so that rotary movement of the eyes about the cross rod will not materially alter the fit of the outer spherical surface of the eyes with relation to the eye sockets of the head.

The extreme ends of the cross rod are preferably headed as at 1515 to prevent accidental detachment of the shells.

The manner of supporting the cross rod may take any desired form but in the instance illustrated a supporting carrier is shown corresponding in general structure to the supporting carrier illustrated and described in the pending application of Alexander Konoif, Serial Number 1 11,9 13, said carrier consisting of a body portion 16 adapted to extend horizontally across the interior of the doll head from cheek portion to cheek portion and having an eye-carrying portion intermediate its length adapted to extend forwardly from the body portion for engaging and supporting the cross rod 12.

The body portion 16 is made from an elongated piece of sheet metal bent into channel shape and within the channel or guide-way it carries a pair of attaching members as 17-17. These attaching members are longitudinally slidable along the channel and at their ends they are formed with prongs, as 1818, which when the attaching members are slid outwardly away from each other sink into the opposite wall or cheek surfaces 19-19 of the head.

The opposite walls of the head adjacent to the eye sockets are preferably thickened and thus re-inforced so as to strengthen them in the regions adjacent to the eye sockets and are shaped so that the interior wall surfaces 19-19 are substantially parallel to each other and thus better adapted to constitute proper points of attachment for the prongs 18-18, as more fully set forth in the co-pending application referred to.

Before the insertion of the eye set into the doll head the attaching members 1717 are of course in their innermost or normal positions so that their outer ends do not project objectionably beyond the outer ends of the body 16. Their movement outwardly for driving the prongs into the surfaces 1919 is not performed until after the eye set has been moved into position with the eyes G and H held with desirable pressure into and against the sockets 10 and 11 of the head.

Since it is intended that when the attaching members have been once driven outwardly into the cheek surfaces or portions 1919 they shall thereafter maintain their positions for continuing to properly support the eyes the attaching members are fitted so tightly within the channel of the body 16 that retrogressive movement of the attaching members will not be likely.

Each of the attaching members is provided with a suitable aperture as 20-20 or other appropriate means for cooperating with a suitable tool to'be used in moving the attaching members.

The eye-carrying portion of the supporting carrier may take any desired form, its essential characteristic being simply that it serves as a pivot bearing for loosely supporting the cross rod 12 while at the same time permitting desired movement of the cross rod in a horizontal direction toward and away from the front or face portion of the doll head. In the form illustrated it consists of a pai of arms as 21 and 22 projecting forwardly from the body 16 spaced apart, each of said arms having a slot as 23 therein within which the cross rod is free to rotate, and within which the cross rod is also capable of slight longitudinal movement lengthwise of the cross rod and slight lateral movement lengthwise of the slots 23.

In order to urge the cross rod, and hence the eyes G and H resiliently against the walls of the sockets 10 and 11 a suitable form of spring is provided such. as illustrated in perspective in Fig. 5, said spring including a central or body portion 2% intended to he loosely received in the space between the arms 21 and 22 and parallel with the body 16 of the supporting carrier. From the body portion 2 extends four separate spring lingers as 2525-2'--25 arranged in pairs each pair straddling one of the arms 21-22 and being bowed downwardly with th air ends resting against the forward surface of the body 16. The fingers collectively thus tend to urge the body 24 resiliently away from the body 16.

Extension pieces as 2626 are provided projecting forwardly from the body one adjacent each of the arms 2122 adapted to have their forward end edges as 2727 engage the rear surface of the cross rod adjacent the slots 2323 respectively so that the urge of the body 2 1 will be transmitted directly to the cross red at points spaced at opposite sides of the centre of length of the cross rod.

In order to retain this spring element against accidental dislodgement from its operative position the extensions 2626 each have a small tongue as 2828 bent therefrom f adapted to engage within openings 2929 of the respective arms 21-22, the relative sizes of the tongues 28 and the openings 29 being such as to permit a considerable movement of the spring element without interference.

Since in many instances it is desirable to adjust the eyesG and H with respect to each other about both horizontaland vertical axes transverse to the length of the cross rod it is suggested herein that the cross rod may be provided with regions of weakness such as indicated at and 31 in the drawings, thus adapting the cross rod to be bent, under application of suitable manual force, at the points 303l to enable the desired adjust ment, said points or regions of weakness being preferably arranged in the space between the eye shells and the respective adjacent sup porting arms 21-22. V

In providing this adjustment it is essential that the cross rod shall be held against any possibility of appreciable rotary movement, and to this end it is suggested that the central portion of the cross rod be formed with an extension as 32 laterally thereof, provided for instance by forming the material of the cross rod, which usually is of wire, into a loop as indicated, and arranging this extension so that it engages against or between parts of the supporting carrier, or the spring element thereof. In the instance illustrated the body portion 24 of the spring element of the supporting carrier is shown as having a pair of arms as 3333 struck therefrom and bent to stand spaced apart a suflicient distance and in a proper position to receive the loop or extension 32 of the cross rod between them, this method of retaining the cross rod serving to prevent any appreciable rotary movement of the cross rod and yet leaving the rod free to move with the body portion 24 of the spring element relative to the arms The pronged portions 1818 of each of the attaching members of the supporting carrier are bent slightly backwardly out of the normal plane of the attaching members so that during the time while said pronged portions are being thrust into the material of the doll head they will operate automatically to move pronged portions 18-18 may be driveninto the wall surfaces 1919 of the doll head the attaching members are shown as being formed with stop walls or flanges 34'34t thereon facing outwardly adapted to engage directly against the surfaces 19-19 when the prongs have reached a suitable depth.

The flanges 3 l3 l are preferably arranged at one side of the longitudinal centre line of the attaching members and of the body portion 16 so that thus due to the resultant increased pressure of the surfaces 19 against the flanges, the application of pressure to force the flanges into tighter contact with the surfaces 1919 will tend to bow or bend the attaching members and their carrying body 16 in a direction opposite to the direction of the flanges. In the instance illustrated the flanges are shown as being bent forwardly so that the application of pressure as referred to will tend to bow the supporting carrier backwardly and thus relieve a part of the spring pressure against the cross rod. Likelihood of a too tight engagement of the eyes against the sockets of the head, due to careless driving of the prongs 1818, is thus avoided.

By placing the flanges 34 as described, and making the body 16 and the attaching members suitably flexible the application of pressure against the flanges, as by shrinkage of the head after the eye set has been attached therein, will automatically ease the eyes away from a too tight engagement with the eye sockets of the head, the extent of a backward bowing of the supporting carrier, and of consequent backward easing of the eyes, being directly dependent upon the extent of shrinkage of the head.

The fit of the attaching members within the body 16 is of course suitably tight to hold the attaching members against movement relative to the body by pressure against the flanges 34. The body will return toward its normal straight condition when and as pressure against its ends is relieved, as by eX- pansion of the head. 7

In order to cause rotation of the eyes upon the cross rod, as well as to insure simultaneous rotation of the two eyes, a Y-shaped operating member, or gravity control device, is provided, the opposite leg portions as 3535 of which engage the eyes respectively, and the stem portion of which carries a suitable weight as 36 by which the operating member is gravity controlled to produce rotation, or more correctly stated oscillation, of the eyes in response to movement of the doll head between upright and reclining position, this movement of course being relative since it is in fact the doll head which moves while the eyes are maintained relatively stationary due to the gravity pull of the weight.

The operating member illustrated consists preferably of two separate pieces or lengths of wire each'piece being bent at one end to constitute one of the legs 35 of the Y re spectively and being disposed at their opposite ends to collectively form part of the stem portion of the Y.

The leg portions 35 may be connected with '1 the respective eyes in any desired manner but it is a feature of the present improvement to so arrange these wires or legs that each extends through a slot as 37 provided through H the lower marginal portion of its respective ioo eye shell, the slots being of a size to receive the legs or wires therethrough. The slots extend lengthwise in the same direction as the cross rod 12 so that the presence of the legs within the slots will not interfere with necessary sliding movement of the eye shell along the cross rod. The ends of the legs or wires are looped directly about the cross rod as at 38-38, the engagement of the legs with the cross rod is sufficiently loose so that the legs have a free and easy rotary movement about the cross rod as well as longitudinally of the cross rod if necessary. The width of the slots 37 with respect to the diameter of the legs is such that the eyes may have afree movement upon the legs in a direction longitudinally of the cross rod but without any appreciable movement of the eyes rot-atably of the cross rod without an accompanying movement of the legs.

The material of the legs, although sufficiently stiff to insure rotation of the eyes therewith, is nevertheless readily bendable upon application of manual. force, so as not to interfere with adjustment of the eye shells upon horizontal and vertical axes transverse to the length of the cross rod as hereinabove mentioned. The legs of the operating member may also be readily bent to enable rotary adjustment of the eyes with respect to each other upon an axis longitudinally of the cross rod, the altered positions of the legs with respect to each other in this instance serving to hold the eyes in their adjusted positions.

Just below the lower edge of the respective eyes the leg portions are bent to provide sections or portions as 39-39 which extend toward each other in parallelism with the cross rod, which portions 39-39 are bendable to readily accommodate any rotary adjustment of the eyes upon vertical or horizontal axes transverse of the cross rod and which portions are also readily bendable and twistable to facilitate any rotary movement of the eyes relative to each other upon an axis longitudinally of the cross rod.

The lower portions as 4r-O-lO of the wires continue downwardly from the inner ends of the portions 39-39 substantially parallel with each other but spaced apart, the lower ends being received within the weight 86 which in the instance illustrated consists preferably of a single piece of heavy sheet metal of appropriate size having portions as 41 and 42 foloed over upon the intermediate portion L3, the lower ends of the parts 4:) of the two wires oeing received within the folds respectively and clamped thereby. To any possibility of dislodgement of the wires from within the folds the wires are preferably formed with loops or other types of lateral projections as 44 thereon which are also engaged by the folds so that the wires can not possibly have any rotary movement with respect to the weight. Furthermore the folds are crimped about the projections 44 as at l5 to thus hold the wires against any possibility of longitudinal movement within the weight.

Held also between the folds of the piece of metal comprising the wei ht is a spring device providing two distinct spring arms as 46 and 47 for engaging suitable abutment to limit the opening and closing movements of the eyes. These two arms may be formed from two separate pieces of spring material but preferably they are formed from a single strip of leaf-spring material folded over upon itself intermediate its length providing two legs one of which constitutes the spring arm l6 and the other spring arm 47. This spring device is arranged intermediate the two parallel portions d0-40 of the eye-operating legs and the intermediate, or double thick-- ness, portion thereof extends into position between the folds -l:l l2 and the main portion of the weight so that it is clamped rigidly to said weight by means of the folds of the weight.

The arm 46 extends upwardly from the weight toward the cross rod and the free end portion thereof is adapted to constitute a resilient bumper for engaging against the undcr edge of the body portion 16 of the supporting carrier, as indicated by the dotted line position of the Weight as seen in Fi g. l for limiting closing movement of the eyes. The arm is, after leaving the upper end of the weight, is folded downwardly in front of the weight and spaced therefrom to provide a resilient bumper for engaging against a portion 48 of the doll head structure to imit opening movement of the eyes. The iwo arms a6 and l7 thus cushion and silence he movements of the weight at opposite ex- 1remes of said movements.

It is desired to note that the extensions 26 and 27, being formed as integral parts of the spring element to which they are connected, are resilient with respect to each other so that the tongues Q 28 thereof may readily snap into the openings; 2929 of the arms 21 and 22, this arrangement accordingly providing for the easy insertion and the convenient removal when necessary, of the spring element, while at the same time insuring against accidental displacement of the spring elei'nent at all times. 7

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 8 it is intended that the structure shall be the same as already set forth except that the leg portions as 49 of the gravity control device, corresponding with the leg portions 35 previously described, shall be connected with the eyes wholly free of direct contact with the cross rod 12. To this end the eye shells are formed with additional slotted openings as 50 therein at their upper margins diametrically opposite to the slotted openings 87 previously described and the legs 49, after entering the eye shells through the openings 37 continue past thecross rod and engage within the openings 50. Interiorly of the shells the legs 49 are bowed laterally as at 51 so as to stand free of the cross rod and so as to provide oppositely facing shoulders as 52 and 53 thereon adjacent to theopenings 37 and adapted to engage opposing surface parts 5%. and of the shell to prevent any appreciable longitudinal movement of the legs with respect to the shell.

The upper ends of the legs 49, as at 56, may if desired be employed as stops to engage against surface parts of the doll head as indicated 57 in Fig. 3 for limiting rotary movement of the eyes in one direction.

The legs 4-9 will of course be made of bendable material as hereinbefore stated and the looseness aiiorded by the slotted nature of the openings 37 and 50 will permit of easy move ment of the eyes to accommodate themselves to the openings of the doll head.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing'from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims, it is intended that all matter con tained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An eye set intended to bemounted within a doll head or the like which is subject to shrinkage, said eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which to support said eyes in position within the eye sockets of the doll head, and said supporting means comprising a member extending horizontally across the interior of the doll head, said member being flexible and having portions arranged to engage against opposite surface parts of the doll head at points in front of said member to thereby automatically flex a portion of said member backwa-rdly in the event of shrinkage of the head, and the backwardly flexible portion of said member having connection with the eyes to effect an adjusting movement of the eyes with respect to the eye sockets in proportion to such shrinkage.

2. An eye set intended to be mounted within a doll head or the like which is subject to shrinkage, said eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which to support said eyes in position within the eye sockets of the doll head, and said supporting means comprising a member extending between opposing surfaces of the doll head interiorly thereof in a position back of the eyes, said member being flexible and having portions arranged to engage against said opposing surfaces of the doll head at points in front 1 of said member to thereby automatically flex a portion of said member backwardly in the event of shrinkage of the head, and the backwardly flexible portion of said member having connection with the eyes to effect an adjusting movement of the eyes with respect to the eye sockets in proportion to such shrinkage.

3. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, attaching means comprised in the carrier by which to attach the carrier in position within a doll head, said attaching means consisting of a pair of pronged members movable with respect to each other to drive the prongs thereof into embedded relation within the material of the head, the carrier being disposed in a position rearwardly of the eyes and being flexible, and stop walls provided upon said pronged members projecting forwardly of the carrier adapted to engage the material of the head at points in front of the carrier to thereby flex the carrier when said walls are urged against said material.

4. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross'rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier comprisinga body portion having a plurality of spring fingers thereon engaging the supporting carrier, and said body portion having other parts engaging the cross rod to urge the cross rod in a direction away from the carrier.

5. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier comprising a body portion having a plurality of spring fingers thereon engaging the supporting carrier, said body portion having other parts to engage the cross rod for urging the cross rod in a direction away from the carrier, and said body portion having meansthereon to engage the cross rod for assisting in holding the cross rod in position upon the carrier.

6. An eye set combrising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting-carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier comprising a body portion having a plurality of spring fingers thereon engaging the supporting carrieiysaid which it may be connected carrier.

7. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means. by

which it may be connected with a. doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and sa d supporting carrier, said sprlng device being formed from a piece of sheet spring metal cut and shaped to provide a plurality of spring fingers arranged to engage against the carrier also a plurality of extensions intermediate the fingers arranged to' engage the cross rod for urging the cross rod away from the carrier and also a plurality of arms for engaging the cross rod to retain the cross rod against an undesirable movement with respect to the carrier.

8. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by with a dollhead and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier comprising a body portion having a plurality of spring fingers thereon engaging the supporting carrier, said body portion having other parts engaging the cross rod to urge the crossrod in a direction away from the carrier, and means to retain said spring device against accidental detachment from the carrier.

9. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carriercomprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier, said spring device being formed from a piece otsheet spring metal cut and shaped to provide a plurality of spring fingers arranged to engage against the carrier also a plurality of extensions intermediate the fingers arranged to engage the cross rod for urging the cross rod away from the carrier also a plurality of arms for engaging the cross rod to retain the cross rod against an undesirable movement with respect to the carrier and also means for engaging the carrier to retain the spring device assembled with the carrier.

10. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a

cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head I and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, and a spring device interposed between the cross rod and said supporting carrier, said spring device being formed from a piece of sheet spring metal cut and shaped to provide a plurality of spring fingers arranged to engage against the carrier also a plurality of extensions intermediate the fingers arranged to engage the cross rod for urging the cross rod away from the carrier also a plurality of arms for engaging the cross rod to retain the cross rod against an undesirable movement with respect to the carrier and also snap-acting means adapted to engage within openings of the carrier to retain the spring device assembled with the carrier.

11. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, a lateral extension provided upon the cross rod, and means connected with the carrier engaging said extension whereby to retain the cross rod against rotary movement with respect to the carrier.

12. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which'it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, a lateral extension provided upon the cross rod, and a spring device interengaging between the carrier and the cross rod tending to move the cross rod with respect to the carrier having means engaging said lateral extension serving thereby to hold the cross rod against rotation with respect to the carrier.

13. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by. which it may be connected with a doll head, and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, the cross rod being bendable to facilitate adjustment of the eyes thereon and having a lateral extension rigid therewith, together with means engaging said extension to hold the cross rod against rotary movement with respect to the carrier.

14. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes. a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, the cross rod being bent to provide a lateral extension thereon, and means connected with the carrier engaging said extension whereby to retain the cross rod against rotary movement with respect to the carrier.

15. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connectedwith a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon, the cross rod being bent to provide a loop intermediate its length projecting laterally thereof, and means connected with the carrier engaging said loop whereby to retain the cross rod against rotary movement with respect to the carrier.

16. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head and other means by which the cross rod is movably mounted thereon,- the cross rod being bendable to facilitate adjustment of the eyes thereon, and said cross rod being bent intermediate said eyes to provide a loop projecting laterally thereof, and means connected with the carrier engaging said loop whereby to retain the cross rod'against rotary movement with respect to the carrier.

17. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending betweenand connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head, said carrier having a pair of arms projecting therefrom engaging the cross rod to support said cross rod, and a spring device having a body portion interposed between said arms a plurality of spring fingers projecting therefrom into engagement with parts of the carrier beyond said arms and pair of extensions one adjacent each of said arms extending into engagement with the cross rod for urging the cross rod in one direction with respect to the carrier.

18. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head, said carrier having a pair of arms projecting therefroinengaging the cross rod to support said cross rod, the cross rod having a lateral extension thereon in position between said arms, and a spring device having a body portion interposed between said arms a plurality of spring fingers projecting therefrom into engagement with parts of the carrier beyond said arms a pair of extensions one adjacent each of said armsextending into engagement with the cross rod for urging the cross rod in one direction with respect to the carrier and a pair of arms engaging said lateral extension to retain the cross rod against an undesirable movement with respect to the carrie'r. I

19. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, a supporting carrier for said eyes, said carrier comprising means by which it may be connected with a doll head, said carrier having a pair of arms projecting therefrom engaging the cross rod to sup port said cross rod, the cross rod having a lateral extension thereon in position between said arms, and a spring device having a body portion interposed between said arms a plurality of spring fingers projecting therefrom into engagement with parts of the carrier beyond said arms a pair of extensions one adjacent each of said arms extending into engagement with the cross rod for urging the cross rod in one direction with respect to the carrier a pair of arms engaging said lateral extension to retain the cross rod against an undesirable movement with respect to the carrier and the mentioned xt'ensions' of said body having projections thereon engaging within openings provided in the arms of the carrier to retain the spring device assembled with the carrier.

20. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, the eyes having bearing openings therethrough by which they are pivotally mounted upon the cross rod, the eyes each also having other openings therethrough spaced from the pivot openings, means by which to support the cross rod within a doll head or the like, and agravity control for the eyes comprising a weight having a pair of members extending upwardly therefrom through said second mentioned openings of the eyes respectively and into pivotal engagement with the cross rod.

21. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rodlextending between and connecting said eyes together, the eyes having bearing openings therethrough by which they are pivotally mounted upon the cross rod and by which they are adjustable with respect to each other longitudinally of the cross rod, and means by which to support the cross rod within a doll head or the like, the eyes each having a slot provided through the material thereof at the lower margin thereof beneath the cross rod, and a gravity control for the eyes comprising a weight having a pair of members extending upwardly therefrom through the mentioned slots and into pivotal engagement with the cross rod.

22. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes together, the eyes having bearing openings therethrough by which they are mounted upon the cross rod for rotary movement upon an axis longitudinally of the cross rod and by which they are longitudinally movable with respect to each other along the length of the cross rod, the eyes each having a slot provided through the material thereof at the lower margin thereof beneath the cross rod, and a gravity control for the eyes comprising a weight having a pair of members extending upwardly therefrom through the mentioned slots and having their upper ends engaging the cross rod to thereby oscillatably suspend the weight from the cross red.

23. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a support for said eyes by means of which the eyes are oscillatable about a common horizontal axis, a gravity controlled device for operating said eyes, said device having a part pivotally engaging the eye support to thereby pivotally support said device, the eyes having openings therethrough, and said device having another part extending through said openings and fitting thereto for oscillating the eyes by said gravity device.

24. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by w iich the eyes may be oscillatably supported within a doll head, and a gravity control device for said eyes comprising a weight made up of a piece of weighty sheet material folded over upon itself to constitute a pair of clamp-jaws, and a pair of separately formed weight arms clamped rigidly between said jaws, said weight arms being held by said jaws in fixed relation to each other spaced apart and extending upwardly therefrom into connec tion with the eyes.

25. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which the eyes may be oscillatably supported within a doll head, and a gravity control device for said eyes comprising a weight made up of a piece of weighty sheet material folded over upon itself, means engaged within the fold of said material extending therefrom to connect said material with the eyes, and a pair of spring arms also engaged within the fold of said material extending therefrom adapted to serve as resilient bumpers for limiting movement of the weight in opposite directions.

26. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which the eyes may be oscillatably supported within a doll head, and a gravity control device for said eyes comprising a weight made up of a piece of weighty sheet material folded over upon itself, means engaged within the fold of said material extending therefrom to connect said material with the eyes, and a strip of spring material folded over upon itself and engaged within the fold of the first material so that the opposite ends of said spring material extend from said weight and constitute a pair of spring arms adapted to serve as resilient bumpers for limiting movement of the weight in opposite directions.

27. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which the eyes may be oscillatably supported within a doll head, and a gravity control device for said eyes comprising a weight made up of a piece of weighty sheet material folded over upon itself, a pair of separately formed members engaged within the folds of said materialextending therefrom and engaging the eyes respectively, and the folds of said material being crimped about portions of said members to assist in retaining said members rigidly connected with said material.

28. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, supporting means by which the eyes may be oscillatably supported within a doll head, and a gravity control device for said eyes comprising a weight, weight-arms extending upwardly from the weight and connected with the eyes, a spring arm for engaging the doll head to limit movement of the weight in one direction, a second spring arm for engaging the supporting means to limit movement of the weight in the opposite direction, and the mentioned weight having direct engagement with said weight arms and with both of said spring arms to hold itself and said spring arms connected with said weight arms.

29. The combination with a doll head subject to shrinkage and having eye sockets in the front wall thereof, of an eye set $11131 ported by the material of the head, said eye set including a pair of eyes positioned within said sockets, and a support for said eyes, said support comprising an eye carrying part movable in a direction away from the eye sockets, said support comprising also head engaging means movable with the head and with respect to the eye carrying part when the head shrinks, and said support comprising also connections between said head engaging means and said eye carrying part to move the eye carrying part in a direction away from the eye sockets by movement of the head engaging means with re spect to the eye carrying part.

30. The combination with a doll head subject to shrinkage and having eye sockets in the front wall thereof, of an eye set supported by the material of the head, said eye set including a pair of eyes positioned within said sockets and a support for said eyes, said support comprising an eye carrying part movable in a direction away from the eye sockets, said support also comprising a plurality of head engaging parts movable with respect to each other by pressure from the head when the head shrinks, and said support comprising also connections between said eye carrying part and said head engaging parts to move the eye carrying part in a direction ALEXANDER KONOFF. ANDREW FUERTINGER. 

